Digital Marketing Apprentice

Employer description: 

Creativefive is a long established integrated marketing company that offers full service marketing solutions to all types of business.

Typical services we offer our clients are Marketing strategy/implementation: Branding: Design: Print: Exhibition: Large format print: Vehicle livery: Website design, build and management: Video & Photography: Social Media integration and management across multiple platforms.

Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Web & Social Media Technician to join our dedicated studio team based in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Organising and managing projects effectively and efficiently 
• Working closely with our graphic designers to implement designs to web based platforms  
• Building websites in platforms like WordPress 
• Updating existing websites with both content and structural changes 
• Assisting in creating, implementing and managing Social Media campaigns 
• Communicating regularly with other team members 
• Communicating via email and telephone with clients, when required 
• Assisting with the management of projects from beginning to end 
• Meeting agreed deadlines 

Desirable skills:

• Basic knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite/Adobe Creative Cloud
• Familiarity with operating an Apple Mac
• The ability to proofread documents and have accuracy and attention to detail with your work
• Good presentation skills with the ability to explain your design choices
• Typography skills
• Basic/Intermediate knowledge of WordPress
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of the major social media platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Personal traits the candidate should possess: 

• Good IT skills
• Experienced in using websites
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Have a good knowledge of internet content and design trends
• Possess good interpersonal skills
• Have the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Have good organisational and time management skills
• Be able to correctly prioritise task
• Take pride in work
• Be keen to progress, learn and adapt to new environments and challenging situations
• Confidence to get involved in projects outside of a traditional skill set
• A great sense of humour

Someone with excellent communication skills and the desire to work hard, be creative, learn new things and develop their skill sets.

Desired qualifications:

• 5 GCSE’s, grades A*-C/9-4 or equivalent (including English Language and Maths)

Benefits: 

Bonuses will be available upon performance. 

Important Information: 

QA’s apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education. 

To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.